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Taking the stage
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 13, 2019
The Plain City Public Library hosted a “Family Sing-Along” Tuesday evening. The event welcomed children to sing along, karaoke-style to their favorite family-friendly songs. Pictured is Miles Moran, 5...
Richwood to seek state funds for projects
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By Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette 
November 13, 2019
Richwood Mayor Scott Jerew told council members at Tuesday’s meeting that after he spoke with Ohio Senator David Burke and State Representative Tracy Richardson, that the village will be submitting re...
Village online billing,  payment system down
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 13, 2019
Plain City residents will need to pay their November utility bills by cash or check. Online bill pay is currently unavailable, as Village Administrator Nathan Cahall said the village encountered techn...
P.C. Druggist celebrates 20 years anniversary
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 13, 2019
The Plain City Druggist will celebrate its 20th anniversary this weekend. Pictured in the November 1999 photo above are, from left, Mary Lou Lovejoy, Bud Lovejoy, Betty Craft, Robin Craft, Joe Craft, ...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 12, 2019
Some schools close as area blanketed by layer of snow Union County residents are waking up to a blanket of white, the season’s first snow. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures dippe...
M.C. preparing property upkeep codes
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 12, 2019
Milford Center is working on implementing a new property maintenance code. During Monday’s Village Council meeting, members reviewed an “exterior property maintenance and appearance code.” The code wa...
Autumn snowfall
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By Mac Cordell 
November 12, 2019
The first snowfall of the season hit Union County overnight. Temperatures dipped into the teens with wind gusts as high as 28 miles per hour according to the National Weather Service. The changing wea...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 12, 2019
Doris Leistritz was named the winner of the Journal-Tribune’s Count The Jack-O-Lanterns contest. Readers were asked to count the number of jack-o-lanterns scattered about the newspaper pages in the Oc...
Community honors Decker at ceremony
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 11, 2019
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Bonnell delivers his keynote speech during Sunday’s Voices from the Stone ceremony. The program, sponsored by the Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee honored...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 11, 2019
Eastbound lanes of U.S. 33 are open again after a fatal crash closed the highway Sunday and into Monday morning. Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol continue to investigate a fatal crash that ...
A fresh coat
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 11, 2019
A worker paints the windows of the Marysville Elks Lodge at 1130 East Fifth Street Saturday. The painting of the building has drawn a lot of attention as the exterior color was changed from light tan ...
The emotion of sports
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 9, 2019
These two images show the highs and lows of Ohio High School playoff football. Above, onlookers celebrate as Jonathan Alder’s Will Heisler (26) goes into the endzone after an interception during the P...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 9, 2019
WARREN A bout of what prosecutors are calling “unlucky timing” has led to charges for a Marysville man who was attacked in his own home. Marcus Warren, 23, of 127 Hemlock Drive, is charged with one co...
North Union Agronomy Team earns national title
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 9, 2019
Pictured above are members of the North Union Agronomy team at the recent National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Team members are, from left to right, Avery Zwayer, Kaylee Smith Joel Krebehenne and ...
Man charged after fight, firing shots
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By Mac Cordell 
November 8, 2019
A local man is facing charges after he allegedly fired shots at a house following an altercation. The Union County Grand Jury has indicted Estell T. Crabtree, 31, of 22839 Northwest Parkway, charging ...
Jerome Township seeks to improve reputation of zoning department
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 8, 2019
Jerome Township’s zoning department is looking to improve its customer service. At trustee meeting earlier this week, Director of Departments/Fire Chief Douglas Stewart said he has been working with t...
Tossing gourds
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 8, 2019
Librarians in Plain City are working through a program titled Librarians on the Loose. As part of the program, the local librarians used tools and equipment available for loan at the library to build ...
Jones to retire from National Guard top post
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 7, 2019
In this Ohio Army National Guard photo, Jones, center, as state command sergeant major, visits with soldiers of the 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas after they had just returne...
U.S. 33/Route 161 exchange to get $48M facelift
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By Mac Cordell 
November 7, 2019
The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it will contribute another $4.3 million to the project to improve the interchange at U.S. 33/state Route 161 and Post Road. (Photo submit...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 6, 2019
Voters in Marysville were in the mood for change Tuesday, voting out a pair of City Council incumbents. “I will forever be grateful for the group of citizens who want to see change,” Donald Boerger, c...
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By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 6, 2019
The Marysville Board of Education will retain two of its current members. According to unofficial results from the Union County Board of Elections, Sue Devine and Amy Powers will hold their seats on t...
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 6, 2019
Triad Local Schools will soon see funding for athletic facility and building security improvements. According to unofficial results from the Champaign County, Logan County and Union County Boards of E...
Bypass crash
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 6, 2019
A pair of tractor trailer trucks collided shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday on the U.S. 42 bypass around Plain City. Officials said a vehicle on the bypass made a quick U-turn in the road, using a small pu...
Plain City/Jerome Township Election Roundup
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By Mac Cordell 
November 6, 2019
By Mac Cordell and Kayleen Petrovia Jerome fire issue fails; Pleasant Valley passes Voters in the Plain City area, approved one fire levy while rejecting another. According to unofficial results from ...
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By Mac Cordell 
November 5, 2019
Marysville officials want to look at the possibility of expanding the Marysville Outdoor Refreshment Area. Last summer the city created the Marysville Outdoor Refreshment Area (MORA) for one event, th...
Officials report smooth election
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By Mac Cordell 
November 5, 2019
Election officials have reported that voting today seems to be going well. The Marysville High School Fieldhouse, above, is one of several new polling locations. Officials have consolidated several po...
The shades of fall
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 5, 2019
Pictured above, in a recent photo, is fall foliage along the Jim Simmons trail near Schwartzkopf Park. Trees aren’t likely to hold onto their colorful leaves much longer, as the upcoming forecast incl...
Chase ends in Marysville crash
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By Mac Cordell 
November 4, 2019
Sgt. Rustun Schack, of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Columbus Post, was injured Saturday after Kyle Price allegedly rammed his cruiser with the flatbed truck he was driving. Schack was treated and r...
The Great Pumpkin Drop
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By From JT Staff Reports 
November 4, 2019
Hundreds of children and adults were on hand Sunday for the Great Pumpkin Drop at Marysville’s Decker Fire Station. Firefighters took pumpkins to the top of the 100-foot ladder truck and attempted to ...
Blackie’s campaign over the hump
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By Mac Cordell 
November 2, 2019
The fund raising campaign to bring the remains of Capt. John “Blackie” Porter and Sgt. Harold Neibler reached its goal earlier this week. Above, from left, adventurer Clayton Kuhles, forensic anthropo...